Dakar vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dakar Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1179
$506
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3311
$1394
🏠 One person rent
$550
$178
🏘️ Family rent
$1412
$418
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$184
🚐 Transport expenses
$165
$67.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$403
$627
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
29
78
😀 Quality of life
51
67
🏙️ Population
1.44M
12.6M

The cost of living in Dakar is 133% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 4491st and 8471st ($1179 vs $506) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 532nd in Senegal and China, respectively. Check Senegal vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.3 months in Dakar compared to 1.2 months in Zhengzhou. Dakar ranked 1st best city to live in Senegal vs Zhengzhou ranked 29th in China, while ranked 6249th and 3944th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dakar Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.25
$2.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$59.2
$16.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.23
$4.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$0.76
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.23
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$835
$176
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$325
$125
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2528
$452
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$931
$332
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73
$34.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50
$8.37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.24%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2471
$5913
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1395
$1472
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$3.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.6
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.43
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.58
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.44
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$2.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.12
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.5
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.2
$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.48
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.32
$2.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.76
$2.04
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.3
$3.29
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.82
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.05
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$65.5
$93
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.19
$5.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$36.2
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.5
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.6
$45.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.7
$76.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$245
$195
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8320
$4818

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Rufisque
$1067
58 km or 36 mi Thies
$1009
121 km or 75 mi Fatick
$1068
163 km or 101 mi Kaolack
$1081
166 km or 103 mi Louga
$1070
171 km or 106 mi Banjul
$441
174 km or 108 mi Lamin
$486
177 km or 110 mi Saint-Louis
$1061
185 km or 115 mi Brikama
$556
266 km or 165 mi Rosso
$584
271 km or 169 mi Ziguinchor
$1060
340 km or 211 mi Kolda
$1049
378 km or 235 mi Bissau
$799
404 km or 251 mi Nouakchott
$618
416 km or 258 mi Bafata
$778
629 km or 391 mi Boffa
$968
651 km or 404 mi Praia
$692
668 km or 415 mi Assomada
$692
709 km or 441 mi Conakry
$1024
727 km or 452 mi Forecariah
$971
757 km or 471 mi Mamou
$989
833 km or 518 mi Freetown
$751
841 km or 522 mi Mindelo
$749
978 km or 607 mi Bo
$689
1009 km or 627 mi Kankan
$975
1023 km or 636 mi Kenema
$689
1048 km or 651 mi Bamako
$518
1051 km or 653 mi Gueckedou
$977
1087 km or 675 mi Banamba
$471
1088 km or 676 mi Koulikoro
$471
1141 km or 709 mi Bougouni
$472
1185 km or 736 mi Monrovia
$501
1197 km or 744 mi Kakata
$470
1215 km or 755 mi Segou
$470
1220 km or 758 mi Nzerekore
$972
1232 km or 766 mi Markala
$471
1256 km or 781 mi Yekepa
$469
1258 km or 782 mi Sanniquellie
$469
1332 km or 828 mi Sikasso
$479
1413 km or 878 mi Korhogo
$976

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$542
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$554
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$563
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$539
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$541
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$583
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$583
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$543
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$570
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$544
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$579
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$525
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$585
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$599
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$524
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$554
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$538
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$746
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$600
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$498
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$605
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$640
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$608
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$622
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$617
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$584
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$601
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$589
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$801
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$739
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1400
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$594
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$743
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$651
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$613
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$642
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$601
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$580
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$617